NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School boys basketball team hosted Bloomfield High School on Senior Night on Thursday, Feb. 9. The Raiders lost 58-51 to move to a 7-17 record. Bloomfield, which improved to 6-16, was led by Shayne Hinton’s 21 points, Uche Anyanwu’s 18 points and Amare Battice’s 9 points. Also for Bloomfield, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Passaic County man was arrested Feb. 1 for attempting to firebomb Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nicholas Malindretos, 26, of Clifton, is charged by complaint with one count of attempted use of fire to damage and destroy a building used in interstate commerce. If convicted, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange High School Basketball Hall of Fame is accepting votes for its second induction class this spring. To vote, go to eohsbballhalloffame.com. Pictured is ‘Leapin’ Ray Smith, a nominee in the 1970s category. Photo Courtesy of Rodney Williams
WEST ORANGE, NJ — By Debbie L. Hochberg, Correspondent Black History Month is kicking-off with an artists’ reception on Saturday, Feb. 11, to celebrate the new installation, “The Diva Difference: Sisters With Voices…Unabashedly Bold…Unapologetically Black,” an art exhibition presented by the West Orange Arts Council. The entire community is invited to the reception to experience work […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — Columbia High School senior Jamie Fardin, a multi-sport varsity athlete for Lacrosse and Volleyball, as well as a CHS club leader, was selected by her coaches and supervisors to represent CHS on National Girls & Women in Sports Day on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Fardin will continue her lacrosse career at Div 1 Elon University, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Big East conference has announced University of Connecticut indoor track-and-field team members Terrel Williams and Travis Snyder in the weekly Big East awards recently. From the Battle in Beantown, in Boston, Mass., both Williams, a 2020 Columbia High School graduate, and Snyder, of Saco, Maine, put up record-breaking results. Williams […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls indoor track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island on Sunday, Jan. 29. The girls team took fourth place overall with 35 points. The WOHS Mountaineers had several point-scorers. Shilin Roupe, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Four West Orange High School football senior standouts have signed with Division I and Division II colleges and universities. The athletes were recognized in a signing ceremony held on Feb. 1 in the Library Media Center and attended by Principal Oscar Guerrero, Assistant Superintendent Hayden Moore, head football coach Darnell Grant, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Andrew Raymon is a senior at West Orange High School and has been selected as the West Orange High School Sports Media “Scholar Athlete of the Week.” Andrew is being recognized for his exceptional athletic and academic achievements. He is a two-sport varsity star in ice hockey and golf, while also […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After seven years, West Orange High School has once again added diving to its accomplished swim team, and they’re already making waves in the competitive world of high school sports. For the first time in the school’s history, the team is headed to the 2023 New Jersey State Diving Championship, and […]